That can save you $14.39 and sometimes you can get a nice bottle of wine to go with your dinner for that price.

Now if you are making something you don’t cook very much or obviously a salad, then use the fresh product. You can often get organic frozen chopped spinach for just a little more but still saving a lot from the fresh spinach you will be cooking down. Whenever possible I buy organic.

When using the frozen you need to thaw it and then drain it. When I say drain I mean squeeze it either in your dish cloth or press it into a mesh sieve. It will have a lot of liquid you want to get rid of.

I prefer to use the frozen when I’m making my Pizza Soup. Depending on how big the pot is will determine if I use the whole box or half the box. If I was the only one eating it I would use the whole box. It’s often mistaken for basil in the soup. Shhhhh

Fresh spinach is best in the winter and spring so if I find it at the farmer’s market for a good price, buy it and make your own frozen spinach. Nothing beats a fresh spinach salad. But if you’re fully cooking it and it’s not the star of the show, save some money and use the frozen.

I love spinach, and always buy fresh. It is outrageously expensive in most grocery stores, but you can get a huge bulk container at Costco of organic spinach for the same price as a small bag. Asian markets often also have great prices on greens.

seamaiden- Wow, great tip on Costco. I've not been there in a long time. We usually go for the good priced wine. I'll have to check out their produce too. Do you have good luck with the Asian markets? We have a few around here and I took a tour once. They had so many great looking vegetables and many I didn't know what they were. I was wondering if they had good practices to keep the gluten away from the produce. I'll have to give them a try. Thanks for the great tips!